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Hünenberg Castle
Hünenberg, Switzerland
Hünenberg Castle is a ruined medieval fortress in the municipality of Hünenberg, canton of Zug, Switzerland, first mentioned in 1173 and originally built around the 12th century as the ancestral seat of the powerful Knights of Hünenberg.
The stronghold, featuring a megalithic keep and representative palace added after fires in the 12th-13th centuries, supported the Habsburgs at the Battle of Sempach in 1386, leading to its destruction by Swiss Confederates and the family's subsequent decline by 1450.
Protected as a heritage site since 1955 with excavations revealing construction phases, the remnants stand as one of Central Switzerland's oldest castles, accessible via trails amid the Reuss Valley landscape.
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Drälikerstrasse 6, 6331 Hünenberg, Switzerland
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